JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Supreme Court Judge Paul Wilson is starting a new role as the state’s chief justice. Wilson began a two-year term Thursday as the top judge, succeeding Judge George Draper, who remains on the court. Missouri’s chief justice position rotates every two years. Wilson was a longtime aide to former
Continue ReadingBy Joe Holleman Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — After a lifetime of devotion to the old St. Louis Browns, 102-year-old superfan Gertrude E. “Gert” Slama will be remembered next week. Slama, who died June 20, was the breakout star of “A Baseball Legacy: Fans Remember the St.
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By Erica Orden and Kara Scannell, CNN Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg is appearing in a Manhattan courtroom Thursday afternoon to respond to criminal charges against him and the company in connection with alleged tax crimes. The indictment charges the Trump Organization, Trump Payroll Corporation and Allen Weisselberg. Prosecutors in court described a
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MISHAWAKA, Indiana (WBND-LD) — Police are investigating a crash involving an officer and a bicyclist Wednesday night. At 11:18 p.m. Wednesday night, the Mishawaka Police Department was called to the area of Capitol Avenue and Lincoln Way East for reports of an accident involving a
Continue ReadingBy Lori Pilger Click here for updates on this story WILBER, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — Just three weeks after Aubrey Trail was sentenced to death for the 2017 murder and dismemberment of Sydney Loofe, a three-judge panel began hearing evidence Wednesday to determine if Bailey Boswell, Trail’s co-conspirator, should get the same punishment. Boswell
Continue ReadingBy Kristy Kepley-Steward & Anjali Patel Click here for updates on this story HENDERSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Still, very few details are known after a serious crash in Henderson County Wednesday night involving first responders. A spokesperson for the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office confirmed with News 13 that first responders were involved in
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By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Pinterest on Thursday announced that it will ban all advertisements related to weight loss from its platform in an effort to prevent content that could encourage unhealthy or disordered eating habits. The bookmarking site said it will also prohibit ads with language or images that promote or disparage certain body
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By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Pinterest on Thursday announced that it will ban all advertisements related to weight loss from its platform in an effort to prevent content that could encourage unhealthy or disordered eating habits. The bookmarking site said it will also prohibit ads with language or images that promote or disparage certain body
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — El aeropuerto de Fiumicino en Roma ha estrenado un mural sÃmbolo de la reactivación del tránsito de viajeros en Europa una vez iniciada la campaña de vacunación. En él se muestra nada menos que a Leonardo Da Vinci en una versión moderna, con el brazo tatuado, gafas de sol y
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Covid-19 pandemic increased the number of people at risk for human trafficking as traffickers took advantage of the social and economic crisis created by the global outbreak, the State Department said in a report released Thursday. The pandemic also caused governments to divert resources away from anti-trafficking efforts, the State
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Covid-19 pandemic increased the number of people at risk for human trafficking as traffickers took advantage of the social and economic crisis created by the global outbreak, the State Department said in a report released Thursday. The pandemic also caused governments to divert resources away from anti-trafficking efforts, the State
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN Business Robinhood has settled a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a 20-year-old trader who died by suicide after seeing a negative account balance of $730,000. The controversial trading app disclosed the settlement on Thursday in its IPO filing. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The family of
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Criminal charges against one or more Caddo Parish sheriff’s deputies are not appropriate, the Caddo Parish grand jury concluded Wednesday after reviewing how a dying inmate was treated at the parish jail earlier this year. The grand jury decided not to
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By Jeremy Herb, Manu Raju and Annie Grayer, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday she was appointing Republican Rep. Liz Cheney to the new select committee to investigate the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, placing one of former President Donald Trump’s most vocal House Republican critics on the panel likely to investigate
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story WAIANAE, Hawaii (KITV) — An attempted murder investigation has been opened after a woman in her 30s was found stabbed to death in Waianae. The woman was pronounced dead on arrival Wednesday morning around 7:15 a.m. on Hakimo Road. Police responded to a call about
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By Theresa Waldrop and Joe Sutton, CNN Five members of the Champlain Towers South condo association’s seven-member board — including its president, Anette Goldstein — decided to resign in the fall of 2019, when the association was debating multimillion-dollar repairs, the Washington Post reported, citing board meeting minutes and Goldstein’s resignation letter. The majority of
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner, CNN The restrictive voting laws that Republican-led states are implementing this year are more likely to withstand legal challenges, experts said, after the Supreme Court on Thursday gave states the tacit green light to go as far as they want in imposing measures they say are intended to combat election fraud —
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CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin says the result of the Supreme Court upholding two Arizona election laws means the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act is ‘close to being irrelevant’ and will require congressional action to save it.
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Toner, CNN Since early 2020, the coronavirus has posed a grave threat to the United States — and throughout the pandemic, former service members have, once again, answered the call to protect and serve their fellow Americans. Many have taken action with Team Rubicon, a non-profit that has helped veterans respond to more
Continue ReadingWhen Covid-19 first hit the US, Team Rubicon and its army of veteran volunteers stepped up to help fellow Americans through the pandemic. Now they are supporting vaccination efforts across the country.
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